I am typing this three days late so the details may be a bit fuzzy. We got up around 6:30 as normal and headed down to try the hotel buffet. The hotel is a nice spot but the service is a bit... dodgy. Breakfast was fine, and Sean is very excited about the PANCAKES! At breakfast Gramma, Opa, Karla and I decided that we would WALK to Puka beach for the morning. After consulting "the desk" we were told it was about a 15 m walk. Now to be fair they do have a 5m shuttle to the "private beach". We were going to WALK it. Well we set out and very quickly realized that the directions from "the desk" may be a bit of a problem. We were guessing and talking to people who did not understand us very well, very soon. We ended up at the gate to the Shangri-La's private beach getting a cushman ride down to this very exclusive resort, excited at the prospect that perhaps this outpost of civility and comfort was perhaps in an shared use agreement with our hotel. Well, I should have known better. We could enjoy the Shangri-La for only $70USD per person for the day. Instantly our place on the wealth scale was marked as we headed back out of the Shangri-la to a beach more within our price range!
Turns out our Puka beach was the other turn at the top of the hill and we met a Alta Vista driver shuttling people to the "private beach" and made the "15m walk" a bunch shorter. The beach is great, surf a little big for Sean but lots of fun was had digging a big whole and collecting shells. Sean was feeling a bit warm and fussy so we headed back to the hotel for naps.
The wind was blowing and Sean and Karla were napping so I was off to the beach. It is a kiting amphitheatre as you come to the beach. Probably 40-50 kites fill the sky like colourful birds diving and turning as the competing for swift prey. I quickly found a shop with windsurfing gear, not as easy to do as I thought as the beach is mostly kites, and got out on the water. I was using a 133L Starboard and a 7.0M sail and it was just right. I played for 90min and I had a blast. I can still jump and gybe but the hands and muscles are not use to this exercise! I had a lot of fun and was powered up just right for most of the time. I had a bit of front hand pressure towards the end as the wind picked up but it was fun and felt easy. The new equipment makes it easy. Closing the gap was not a thought and it all just fit. Lots of fun.
I got back showered and I hung out with Sean as the rest of the crew went into dmall for shopping and dinner. Sean and I watched TV and played games till everyone returned.
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